Portrait of a Happy Man
By
In a tinny he sits,
hat brim flapping,
wind massaging
his face,
waves gently
rocking,
rod baited
eyes drinking
the line of the hazy horizon…
hat brim flapping,
wind massaging
his face,
waves gently
rocking,
rod baited
eyes drinking
the line of the hazy horizon…
Overhead
a sea bird whirls…
a sea bird whirls…
At his back
a village scurries….
a village scurries….
*Tinny is Australian vernacular for a small aluminium boat with an outboard motor.
From my Window
By
A crane stretches
up from a foundation pit,
a constructivist diagonal beyond
gardens in the sky side lit
atop a stucco allusion
with divine proportions,
a floral allegorical intent,
a remnant of a frontier city,
tessellated mosses thrive
clinging softly to the mortar.
up from a foundation pit,
a constructivist diagonal beyond
gardens in the sky side lit
atop a stucco allusion
with divine proportions,
a floral allegorical intent,
a remnant of a frontier city,
tessellated mosses thrive
clinging softly to the mortar.
The crane’s angle shifts
restlessly trying to find
a perfect alignment.
restlessly trying to find
a perfect alignment.
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Doesn't it seem there's a revivial in poetry? Not so much with the poets, but with the readers and the listeners? It seems to me that there's a greater audience now in place to appreciate the art.
Yes, I agree with you Michael. Oddly, the very thing we attack for destroying attention spans and polluting an entire generation with illiteracy is in fact, responsible for a sort of renaissance poetically and artistically. As a poet I find the immediacy of this medium a gift but of course curse is that to get to the art you must wade through a few feet of muck. It's lovely to have you here and to read your comment, please visit again.
Hi Elizabeth. I really like your use of water and colour. Your poetry has a vividness that makes the emotion contained in it come to life. Terrific!
Hi Feltsensejunkie. I really like your use of colour. There is a poignancy to your work that is quite moving. Very well done!
Hi Jennifer. An exquisite piece. Delicate, almost ethereal imagery. The sparrow thin wrists provide such a striking image!
Hi Selma, Thanks so much for your thoughtful comments. I am pleased you enjoyed my work.
Hi Marsha. You have just covered two of my favourite subjects - sitting in a tinny and watching a crane. Love both poems. I love the image of the village scurrying at the back of the seabird. That is fantastic!
Hi Steve. You present very powerful images. Your poetry has a great impact. Really like the line - 'the Dove has hope encased in his thin black collar.' Oh, yes.
Hi Jessica. Beautiful work. 'And Speak of Shadows' is just glorious. And I can relate to your 'Occupy' poem...
Hi Selma, thank you kindly! My first comment :)
Hi, Guy. I really like your poetry. Your image of the turquoise water between exposed rocks is just gorgeous. Very, very nice!
Thank you selma, very happy to hear that.
Lovely words..........for me they create paintings. Great to read your work here!